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- From: welty@cabot.balltown.cma.COM (richard welty)
- Subject: Re: High Perfomance Tires
- Message-ID: <1992Aug14.182040.9466@cabot.balltown.cma.COM>
- Organization: New York State Institute for Sebastian Cabot Studies
- References: <Bs7v9q.55z@taligent.com> <1992Jul31.195001.13733@cabot.balltown.cma.COM> <1992Aug13.203635.21676@oracle.us.oracle.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 18:20:40 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug13.203635.21676@oracle.us.oracle.com> jgong@oracle.com (John Gong) writes:
- >In article <1992Jul31.195001.13733@cabot.balltown.cma.COM> welty@cabot.balltown.cma.COM (richard welty) writes:
- >>which model A008? the trick gumballs will be very shortlived on
- >>the street (ca. 6000 miles)? in any event, A008s are prone to
- >>hydroplaning, although the relatively recent versions do stick to
- >>damp pavement well when there is no standing water.
-
-
- >I got 50,000(!) miles on a set of original A008's with an '85 CRX Si. So,
- >"your mileage will vary". Given the car in question, though, I'd expect
- >far less longevity with any of the A008 line.
-
- when i refered to `trick gumballs', i was talking about the racer
- versions of the 8, the A008R, the A008Rtu, and the A008RS; the compound
- in these tires sticks to dry pavement incredibly well, and doesn't
- last very long at all. the original A008 could conceiveably last
- 50,000 miles if not driven abusively.
-
- >I second that recommendation. Got 40,000 miles on my A509's with an Audi 80.
- >I'm just replacing them with Pirelli P600's. Don't have any comparative
- >info yet. The Aa509's were a great tire at a very good price.
-
- quite frankly, i'll wager that you will want your A509s back.
-
- cheers,
- richard
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